Referees and Identity

Passport photo

On the back of the applicant’s photograph, please write their full name and date of birth. The photograph should then be glued into the space aside.

There are rules about what your photograph should look like. To find out more about these rules, go to https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports

This part of the form is to be filled in by the applicant’s referees once their photograph has been attached, as explained above.

Referees should read the applicable Guide to confirm that they are eligible.

Checks will be carried out to ensure that referees meet the requirements below and their signatures are genuine, and we may contact them as part of our enquiries.

Name of applicant:

Requirements of a referee

Each referee should know the applicant personally.

Where the applicant is a child applying, one referee should be a professional who has engaged with the child in a professional capacity, such as a teacher, health visitor, social worker or minister of religion.

For an adult application, one referee should be a person of any nationality who has professional standing, eg minister of religion, civil servant, or a member of a professional body e.g. accountant or solicitor (who is not representing you with this application).

For all applications, the second referee must normally be the holder of a British citizen passport and either a professional person or over the age of 25. Referees must:

- not be a relative
- not be a solicitor or agent representing you on this application
- not be related to the other referee;
- not be employed by the Home Office;
- not have been convicted of an imprisonable offence during the last 10 years (unless that conviction can be disregarded in line with the table shown in the Guide);
- have known the applicant personally;
- be willing to give full details of their knowledge of the applicant;
- advise the Home Office of any reason why the applicant should not be registered.

**Referee declaration**

I declare and confirm:

- That I am qualified to act as a referee.
- That the photograph above is a true likeness of the applicant.
- That I understand each of the points in the “Requirements of a referee” section.
- That, to the best of my knowledge, the details of the applicant given in this application are correct.
- That my details as a referee given in this application are correct.
- That I understand that I could be fined up to £5,000, or go to prison for up to 3 months, if I knowingly give false information.

**Full Name:**

**Signature:**

**Date:**